Stoneware from a quiet Utah room

Vases shaped by desert light and patient hands.

Clayman is a small Utah ceramic studio led by Tobiah, who throws quiet stoneware vessels in a spare workshop outside Torrey. Each form carries the marks of the wheel, the clay body, and the dry country around it.

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Recent vessels

Abstract forms.
Earth-bound surfaces.

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Tall matte ceramic vase with abstract canyon-like clay bands

Canyon strata vase

Two hand-thrown stoneware vases with folded necks and carved lines

Folded neck pair

Spartan pottery wheel room with fresh clay vases drying on a board

Wheel room study

Three abstract mineral-colored ceramic vessels on a workshop table

Mineral vessel set

Tobias, the Clayman ceramic artist, holding a vase in his Utah workshop with beard, tied-back hair, and neck tattoos

The artist

I am Tobiah, the hands behind Clayman.

I make my vases slowly in small groups, then carve, dry, fire, and finish them with matte mineral surfaces that feel closer to stone than shine.

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Commissions and visits

For new vessels, quiet rooms, and table pieces.

Write to ask about available vases, a small commission, or a visit to the Utah workshop. Most pieces are released in short, seasonal groups.

Email studio@clayman.studio Instagram @clayman-edits Workshop Torrey, Utah, USA